Month: September 2023

Senior officers at the ne North Yorkshire Council have defended their planning service following a sharp drop off in the number of developments being decided by elected community representatives. A meeting of North Yorkshire Council’s […]

A man was taken to hospital with serious facial injuries following an assault in an Easingwold pub. Police say two men attacked two other men in the Angel Inn at around 8.50pm on Saturday. One […]

Three men have been convicted of poaching grouse. Police received a report on January 29 that three men were spotted in possession of a firearm and poaching grouse on moorland close by Lockwood Beck near […]

Firefighters were called out to a forklift truck on fire in a field yesterday. The incident Hutton Sessay, Thirsk, was reported just before 3pm. A crew from Northallerton responded to the blaze. The loader was discovered […]

The body responsible for the environment and cultural heritage of the North York Moors looks set to secure up to £4.5m of extra funding this year for an array of projects to boost its landscapes […]

National park bosses have issued an alert to community leaders across the North York Moors over Government proposals to allow barns, shops, offices and cafes across the highly protected area to be converted into homes […]

Education bosses have not identified any schools in Hambleton with that were constructed using Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC), which experts are concerned cause cause buildings to collapse. Officials say RAAC is less durable than […]

North Yorkshire Police says it has made big improvements to 999 call handling times thanks to a review of its processes and the hard work of its Force Control Room. The force says the time […]

North Yorkshire Council is optimistic about achieving its target for creating an electric vehicle (EV) charging network five years ahead of schedule. Ahead of submitting a bid for a further £4.88m of Government funding to […]